ERAS Collaborative Symposium and NSQIP Collaborative Symposium

Melbourne | Thursday 7th August & Friday 8th August

On behalf of the 2025 Convening Committees for the Australian ERAS Collaborative Symposium and the Australian NSQIP Collaborative Symposium, we are delighted to invite you to participate in these back-to-back national events, dedicated to advancing surgical quality, safety, and value-based care.


Symposia Dates and Venues

ERAS Collaborative Symposium
Thursday, 7 August 2025
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

NSQIP Collaborative Symposium
Friday, 8 August 2025
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne 


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About eras

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multidisciplinary, evidence-based framework that transforms perioperative care to improve patient outcomes. By standardising best practices across the surgical journey - from preoperative optimisation and anaesthesia protocols, standardised surgical management, to early mobilisation and nutrition - ERAS reduces surgical stress, shortens hospital stays, and improves functional recovery.


The intent of ERAS is to:

  • Reduces variability in care and thereby reduce postoperative complications and enhance recovery
  • Improve patient experiences and satisfaction
  • Promote cost-effective, high-quality surgical care
  • Support collaborative, multidisciplinary teamwork in perioperative medicine


About ACS-NSQIP

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) is an internationally validated, risk-adjusted, outcomes-based initiative focused on improving the quality and safety of surgical care. Unlike administrative data, NSQIP captures rich clinical details on comorbidities, surgical risk, and 30-day outcomes across a broad range of surgical specialties.


Its core objectives are to:

  • Identify opportunities to improve surgical care and patient safety
  • Reduce complications and surgical mortality
  • Enable evidence-based quality and improvement (QI)
  • Advance value-based healthcare through reliable benchmarking

Currently, over 41 Australian hospitals contribute to NSQIP, leveraging detailed reports and benchmarking tools to drive sustained, local quality improvement initiatives.


Why attend

This unique two-day program will bring together clinicians (surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, allied health practitioners), QI leaders, data specialists, researchers, and health administrators from across Australia to share insights, innovations, and implementation strategies. Through interactive workshops, keynote presentations, and collaborative dialogue, attendees will explore real-world challenges and solutions in surgical care improvement. 

This symposium is an invaluable opportunity to:

  • Discover the latest advancements in ERAS and NSQIP
  • Learn from national experts and institutional leaders
  • Gain practical skills through hands-on workshops
  • Explore data-driven approaches to surgical QI
  • Network with peers across clinical and administrative disciplines
  • Contribute to national dialogue on surgical safety and performance
  • Earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points

Whether you're a frontline clinician, data analyst, or healthcare leader, this event offers professional development and the opportunity to shape the future of surgical care in Australia.


invitation to participate

We warmly invite you to attend, contribute, and share your expertise as part of this national conversation to shape the future of surgical care. Whether you’re involved in implementing ERAS protocols, analysing NSQIP data, or leading QI initiatives at your hospital—your voice and experience will enrich the dialogue.


SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEES

ERAS Symposium Committee:
Prof Bernhard Riedel, Prof David Watters, Dr Traudi Almhofer, Ms Alana Jones, Ms Catherine Sinton, Ms Lisa Beach, and Ms Yvette Console

NSQIP Symposium Committee:
Dr Rani Chahal, Prof Bernhard Riedel, Mr Graeme Filippi, A/Prof Peter Evans, Mr Matthew Hadfield, and Ms Mardi Durling

In association with:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Queensland Health Clinical Excellence Unit, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, The New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA), Safer Care Victoria, and the Victorian Perioperative Nursing Group.